CLUB EVENTS FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2017

CHELSEASPELÆOLOGICALSOCIETYCaving in Wales,the South of England,and beyond

October 13-15th North Wales Mines WeekendVarious club members did the hair-raising Croesor-Rhosydd mines through trip with the zip wires, inflatable dinghies and Indiana Jones style rickety bridges. Another ‘serious’ SRT trip into Llanberis Copper Mines Eastern Workings took place the next day. Thanks to LC&CC for use of their club hut at Tanygrisiau. View the meet photos and some more great photos of the through trip.

November 3rd-5th

Bonfire Weekend

Caving, bonfire, fireworks, barrels of beer, outdoors food and fun with caving chums. Based at Whitewalls. More on News page.

December 1st-3rd Curry

Weekend at Whitewalls

An adult level weekend, possibly. Local caving trips, then make and share a big variety of home-made curry. Rice and poppadoms, pickles etc will be provided.

August 25-28th Bank Holiday at WhitewallsMine, Wine and DinePaul Tarrant led nine club members through Nantymwyn Mine near Llandovery on the Saturday which began with a mine entrance hunt, then SRT and the blue stals (above). Stuart organised a white wine and cheese testing event for the Sunday evening which developed into some birthday celebrations with cake and indoors fireworks.

September 15-16th NewProperty & SRT PracticeThis was the weekend that work started on the Sunday School, now that we formally own it. A handful of members cleared the overgrown stone steps from the tram road, dug a trench at the back to help drainage, and removed most of the junk from inside. The basic SRT training session also went ahead with practice inside Whitewalls then on 5m and 25m pitches in the local quarry.

Sept 29th to October 1stHidden EarthThe BCRA’s National Conference was again at the tried and tested Churchill Academy in Churchill village on Mendip. Club members also got together for a Thai curry at a restaurant near Cheddar on the Saturday evening.